pelagic

Adjective
US[puh-laj-ik]/pəˈlædʒɪk/3 syllables
Synonyms: oceanic

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean“oceanic islands like Bermuda”“oceanic currents”“oceanic birds”“pelagic organisms”“pelagic whaling”Synonyms: oceanicRelating to sea
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pe·lag′ic adjective

Origin: L. pelagicus.

Of or pertaining to the ocean; — applied especially to animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast. Compare benthic.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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